Retro Mario Discounts Jumping Onto North American eShop

When it comes to New Super Mario Bros. 2, you'd have to live in a deep, dark cave to not know about it. Trailers and videos swarm the web and its status as the first retail download being offered by Nintendo has given it even more profile. Still, that won't stop Nintendo of America doing some additional marketing and promotions, because why not?

As a continuation of the 'game of the weekend' 3DS eShop campaigns of recent weeks — with Nintendo entering the world of digital discounts — the company is going one step further with four Mario-themed Virtual Console reductions. Each of the following titles will be on sale for one week periods, with the final game actually being discounted for the second time.

Welsh ex-pat Tom is responsible for the day-to-day running of the site. He's the guy to thank for the generally brilliant nature of the content which massages your eyeballs on a daily basis. Also has an unhealthy obsession with all things Bowser.

I recently bought the original SMB, so now I wish I'd waited a few weeks. It's not a big deal, but they should really just lower prices across the board permanently. They'd probably see a lot more sales on their Virtual Console games if they did that.

Thank's for the head's up for the following week's for the game of the weekend sales.

I already have all 4 of those games though. Thanx anyway's!

I won't be downloading anything until NSMB 2 is released in the e-shop. So got to wait til august 19th when it's released.

Been checking nintendo's site under games coming soon & just nothing look's appealing hopefully they throw in a few surprise games that we didn't already know about still snagging the point's card's for next week though putting them away though until NSMB 2 is released the rest of the next 3 week's of download's for me can go on my wish list when something look's interesting.

Already got stina on wishlist just not putting a point's card on my system for one game though let the wishlist build up a little then download all at once. Plus is a good way to see review's on the games.

I think Nintendo should give us discounts the first week a game comes out as an incentive to buy it. $3.99 games should be $3.49 the first week. $2.99 games should be $2.49. $1.99 games should be $1.49. $4.99 games should be $4.49. Etc., etc., etc.

as for new mario bros 2, im not sure. i liked the first one,played it non stop while it lasted.but didnt go further to unlock everything like i did with mario land 3D. mario games are easy to find later at a chopped price, so that is what i will do

@Thomas_Whitehead I think a correction is needed. You said only Mario's Picross was the only game to be discounted twice. Well SML was the 1st game to be discounted, and it was priced at 2.99 instead of 3.99.

Already got em all! Who on Earth would wait for those fantastic releases? I'm sure most ppl who wanted them (except for new customers/new adopters of the 3DS XL) would already have grabbed those titles. Howabout releasing a new Mario title on the e-shop (like SMB 2, VC) to coincide with the NSMB2 release?

Damn I'm jealous of these weekly sales you get! Over here we got 2 weeks of sales and that's it. And they were only 20% off, some of yours have been up to 50% off. In fact, the normal prices you have are still lower than the discounted prices I payed. I would kill for $3 games.

Picked up SML the last time it was on sale, already have SMB from the Ambassador program, own the SML2 cart and don't like it, and I've already played through Picross and passed on it as a Club Nintendo freebie and the last time it was on sale, so nothing for me. I hope they are still going to be doing the game of the weekend in addition to these Mario sales.

I'd rather have the US version of Super Mario Bros. 2 , or HECK, even the Japanese version or Super Mario Bros. 2 appear on the eShop the week New Super Mario Bros. 2 is released. I mean heck, SMB 2 just debuted in Japan today. DANG, even Super Mario Bros. 3 would be acceptable for me. As for the first 3 weeks before the 8/16/2012 - 8/22/2012, I could care less about those games since I own them already.